Uganda’s plastics strategy deficient — experts
Dr Joel Kinobe, a lecturer in the department of environment, Makerere University, argued that Uganda can ban polythene or regulate it with fines like the ‘polluter-pays’ principle where the producer of polythene is fined and the cost transferred to the consumer.
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A woman collecting empty plastic bottles for recycling. About 40% of plastic waste in Uganda is collected for recycling while the rest is left in the environment. Photo Maria Wamala
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